SUPPLYING THOSE SHIELDS TO MEDICAL PROIMBLINGS, A JESS YOU WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IS TAKING IT A STEM FURTHER AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. BROIP WITH THE SHORTAGE OF M-95 MASKS, CONNOR HAVELERO MADE A AIR-CLEARE PURIFYING MASK AND THE JUNIOR SNORKELER ALSO USED A HEPA GRADES FILTER AND POWERED WIT A NORMAL COMPUTER FAN. >> I DECIDED TO DO THIS BECAUSE THERE'S A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN HOSPITALS RIGHT NOW. SO I WANTED TO COME UP WITH AN ALTERNATIVE WAY OF PROTECTING MY FATHER AND MY UNCLE, WHOER BOTH PHYSICIANS. BRIAN: WOW. SO CONNOR BUILT THE MASK FOR LESS THAN 50 BUCKS AND HE PUT THE INSTRUCTIONS UP ON INSTRUCTABLE.COM AS WELL AS THE

A Sacramento student is looking to the future to help health care workers amid the coronavirus outbreak.With the shortage of N95 masks, Connor Vallero took it upon himself to make a powered air-purifying respirator.The Jesuit High School junior took a snorkeling mask, put a seal around the face, added a HEPA-grade vacuum filter, which would also filter out the COVID-19 virus, and powered it with a normal computer fan.Vallero says he hopes to help the people on the front lines of the outbreak. The teen built the mask with under $50 and put the instructions on www.instructables.com.Get the full story in the video above.

A Sacramento student is looking to the future to help health care workers amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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With the shortage of N95 masks, Connor Vallero took it upon himself to make a powered air-purifying respirator.

The Jesuit High School junior took a snorkeling mask, put a seal around the face, added a HEPA-grade vacuum filter, which would also filter out the COVID-19 virus, and powered it with a normal computer fan.

Vallero says he hopes to help the people on the front lines of the outbreak. The teen built the mask with under $50 and put the instructions on www.instructables.com.